title: Diabetes Medication Satisfaction Tool: a focus on treatment regimens.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop and test a patient questionnaire on treatment satisfaction with diabetes regimens.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey items were developed from community clinic focus groups, pretested in patients with diabetes, and examined in two samples of treated patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixteen items performed well in assessing treatment experiences: ease and convenience, lifestyle burdens, well-being, and medical control. Construct validity was supported by associations (P < 0.05) with treatment complexity, self-rated glucose control, health worries, and A1C. Internal consistency ranged from 0.89 to 0.95.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Diabetes Medication Satisfaction Tool offers a comprehensive assessment of patient acceptability, with diabetes therapy useful for individualizing therapeutic decision making.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. rtanders@psu.edu
authors.forename: Roger T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Cynthia J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Girman
authors.forename: Manjiri D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Pawaskar
authors.forename: Fabian T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calles
authors.forename: William S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: DeMuro
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balkrishnan
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin